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Infection and Immunity, October 2002, p. 5494-5502, Vol. 70, No. 10
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.10.5494-5502.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Gene Expression Profiling of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Cattle Infected with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis

Paul M. Coussens,* Christopher J. Colvin, Kacie Wiersma, Amy Abouzied, and Sue Sipkovsky

Department of Animal Science and Center for Animal Functional Genomics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824

Received 19 April 2002/ Returned for modification 8 June 2002/ Accepted 18 July 2002

A bovine-specific cDNA microarray system containing 721 unique leukocyte expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and amplicons representing known genes was used to compare gene expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from clinical and subclinical Johne's disease-positive Holstein cows (n = 2 per group). Stimulation of PBMCs from clinically infected cows with Mycobacterium paratuberculosis tended to decrease expression of 83 genes (fold change, >1.5). Of these 83 genes, 16 displayed significant down regulation across both clinical cows (P < 0.1), including genes encoding microspherule protein 1, fibroblast growth factor, and the Lyn B protein kinase. Only eight genes from PBMCs of clinically infected cows exhibited a modest up regulation following stimulation with M. paratuberculosis, including those encoding bovine CD40L, gamma interferon, interleukin-10 (IL-10), and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMP) 4. In contrast, stimulation of PBMCs from subclinically infected cows with M. paratuberculosis tended to up regulate expression of 71 genes representing 68 unique transcripts. Of these, 11 genes showed significant up regulation (fold change, >1.5; P < 0.1) across both animals, including those encoding bovine CD40L, several matrix metalloproteinases, and SPARC (secreted protein, acidic and rich in cystine). Repression of gene expression was also observed in PBMCs from the subclinical cows, with 16 genes being significantly down regulated (fold change, >1.5; P < 0.1) across both animals, including those encoding the bovine orthologs of cytochrome oxidase subunit III, IL-1 receptor type I, and fibrinogen-like 2 protein. Only one clone, representing an unknown bovine EST, was similarly down regulated in PBMCs from both the clinical and subclinical cows. Thus, the most prominent change induced by exposure of PBMCs from clinical cows to M. paratuberculosis in vitro tended to be repression of gene expression, while changes in similarly treated PBMCs from subclinical cows was balanced between gene activation and repression. Comparison of gene expression profiles between PBMCs from clinical and uninfected (control) cows stimulated with the general mitogen concanavalin A were highly similar (overall r = 0.84), suggesting that M. paratuberculosis-induced gene repression in clinically infected cow PBMCs was not due to a general failure of the immune response in these animals.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: 1205H Anthony Hall, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Phone: (517) 353-3158. Fax: (517) 353-1699. E-mail: coussens{at}msu.edu.

Editor: W. A. Petri, Jr.

Infection and Immunity, October 2002, p. 5494-5502, Vol. 70, No. 10
0019-9567/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/IAI.70.10.5494-5502.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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